Global Fish Farming News: Bangladesh
Thursday, January 03, 2013
Teaching the Adivasi to Fish for a Lifetime of BenefitBANGLADESH - For the ethnic minority Adivasi communities of Bangladesh, the enduring effects of the Adivasi Fisheries Project (AFP) are still being felt, three years...
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Shrimp Prices Drop by 50 Per Cent in Khulna BANGLADESH - More than 0.2 million shrimp cultivators of southwestern region are in frustration due to sharp fall in price of produced shrimp in the local market....
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Work on Hi-Tech Fish Testing Lab BeginsBANGLADESH - Construction of a high-tech laboratory has started in Savar to test for chemical contamination in fish and fishery products before they are exported...
Wednesday, August 08, 2012
White Fish Export Ban Hitting Businesses HardBANGLADESH - The government's recent move to stop the export of white fish has hit businesses hard as it has not got any clear specification about shipments of value...
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
MoU Signed for Development of AquacultureBANGLADESH - A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the WorldFish Center and Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish Foundation (BSFF) for persuasion of joint...
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Poor Catches of Hilsa Frustrating FishermenBANGLADESH - The ongoing hilsa season sees a poor netting of the popular fish in the coastal waters, much to the frustration of fishermen and traders. ...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Floods Destroy Fish Farms and Leave Thousands Food InsecureBANGLADESH - Thousands of people have been left food insecure after extensive flooding, landslides and flash floods in eastern Bangladesh at the end of June. Crops...
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Government Urged to Stop Unplanned Shrimp CultivationBANGLADESH - Inhabitants of the country's southwestern coastal region yesterday demanded that the government stop unplanned shrimp cultivation in the area to halt...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Predicted $1 Billion On Seafood SalesBANGLADESH - Bangladesh's seafood sales are set to pass $1 billion mark. ...
Friday, January 21, 2011
Increasing Aquaculture Understanding In BangladeshBANGLADESH - The University of Stirling, UK has taken a leading role in educating and supervising research on aquaculture in Bangladesh. ...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Bangladesh Launches Aquaculture AllianceBANGLADESH - Bangladesh Aquaculture Alliance (BAA), a platform of all stakeholders of the shrimp industry, will start (from February) to ensure traceability, quality...
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Wild Fish Species Threatened In BangladeshBANGLADESH - More than 20 species have been lost in the last decade and another 100 are on the endangered list. ...
Friday, October 15, 2010
WB To Support $156m Fisheries ProjectBANGLADESH - The World Bank (WB) is planning to support a six-year long ‘Integrated Fisheries Livelihood Project’, at an estimated cost of $156 million, with...
Friday, October 08, 2010
Fish Culture In Cages Gains Popularity In Gaibandha BANGLADESH - Fish culture in cage has gained much popularity among the river basin poor people of the district in recent times for being a profitable income generating...
Friday, July 30, 2010
Ban On Tannery Wastes For Fish FeedBANGLADESH - The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Monday imposed a temporary ban for three months on the use of toxic tannery wastes to prepare poultry,...
Friday, June 11, 2010
Good Aquaculture Practice Needed For Safe Fisheries ExportBANGLADESH - Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdul Latif Biswas yesterday said that good aquaculture practice and improvement of quality control expertise are required...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
New Law Bans Harmful Feed IngredientsBANGLADESH - Parliament passed a bill earlier this week prohibiting the use of antibiotics, growth hormones, steroid and harmful pesticides in animal and fish feeds....
EU Visit To Determine Shrimp ExportsBANGLADESH - A top EU (European Union) team arrived in the country on Monday to visit fish farms and processing plants to find out whether the country's produces...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Laws To Regulate Feed And Hatchery BusinessesBANGLADESH - The parliament is expected to frame the 'Fish and Poultry Feed Act' and the 'Hatchery Act' to regulate fish and animal feed production, prevent contamination...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Shrimp Exports To EU Back On Cards?BANGLADESH - Things could be looking up for Bangladesh's freshwater shrimp industry as the EU six month ban on shrimp imports ended yesterday (11 January)....
Monday, December 21, 2009
New Fish Food RegulationsBANGLADESH - The government is set to pass a tough new law in the next session of the parliament to regulate fish and animal feed manufacturers and stop cancer-causing...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Shrimp Exports Face Key TestBANGLADESH - A top EU team will visit fish farms and processing plants in Bangladesh in January to find out whether what the country prouces matches the quality...
Friday, October 30, 2009
Aquaculture Food Safety Planned for BangladeshBANGLADESH - A new centre is to be set up to improve safety practices for aquaculture....
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Lethal Gene Danger from Unplanned Fish BreedingBANGLADESH - The head of the country's Fisheries Research Institute warns that unplanned fish breeding may cause genetic erosion in aquaculture....
Friday, October 02, 2009
EU to Lift Ban on Shrimp Imports Next MonthBANGLADESH - The government has announced that shrimp exports to the EU countries will resume on 15 November....
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
BD Shrimp Industry Must Meet Environmental StandardsBANGLADESH - The growth of shrimp farming should not come at the cost of environment and the industry must comply with international standards to survive. ...
Friday, June 12, 2009
ASIA Discuss Bangladesh Shrimp Policy with MinisterBANGLADESH - A team from the campaign group, Asia Solidarity Against Industrial Aquaculture (ASAI), visited the Bangladesh's honorable agriculture minister, Begum...
Monday, June 01, 2009
Cyclone Causes Chaos on Bangladeshi Fish FarmsBANGLADESH - Thousands of shrimp and freshwater fish farmers in Satkhira suffered a setback as cyclone Aila washed away most of the shrimp enclosures and water bodies...
Monday, May 11, 2009
Bangladesh Shrimp Exports Under ThreatBANGLADESH - The shrimp export industry is now under threat from substandard lobster fry smuggled into the country, and the cultivators, according to recent media...
Monday, January 19, 2009
Bangladesh Shrimp Farmers Fear Touch of RecessionBANGLADESH - The shrimp industry foresees the toughest time this year on a continuous fall both in the price and demand in the troubled developed economies, main...









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